Obituary of William Lewis Walters

Bill of Calgary passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, December 3, 2006 at the age of 76 years. Bill was born in the Edmonton, AB then moved to the Grande Prairie area during the depression living in the Dimsdale area then back to the Grande Prairie area. It was there that he met the love of his life Theresa Murray. Bill and Theresa along with their nine children lived in the Grande Prairie area until 1969 when they moved to Edmonton to join the Alberta Housing Corporation. They later moved to Calgary where he worked until he retired in 1985. Besides his family Bill’s other loves were woodworking, boxing and hockey. Bill is survived by his wife of fifty-six years Theresa; his children and their spouses, Maureen Walters-Gonek (Jim) of Edmonton, Murray (Pat), Karen Walsh (Joe) of Vancouver, Calvin, Jim (Lynn), Greg (Susan), Allen of Langdon, AB, Grant (Darleen) and Terryann Greenwell; twenty-seven grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; brother Alf of Creston, BC; sister Gwen Alstead of Wembley, AB; as well as many other relatives. Relatives and friends are invited to Prayers and Tributes at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (640 – 19th Avenue N.W.) on Thursday, December 7, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (640 – 19th Avenue N.W.) on Friday, December 8, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. Krystian Golisz SDS, Presider. Forward condolences through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Kidney Foundation of Canada, 6007 – 1A Street S.W., Calgary, AB T2H 0G5 Telephone: (403) 255-6108, www.kidney.ca. or to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 200, 119 – 14th St. N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1Z6 Telephone: (403) 264-5549, www.heartandstroke.ca. In living memory of William Walters, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Chapel of the Bells, 2720 CENTRE STREET NORTH Telephone: (403) 276-2296.